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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to Taliesin two days before Christmas?
(a) Edwin.
(b) Reporter.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Frank's children.

2. In Chapter 45, how old is Louise?
(a) 51.
(b) 49.
(c) 54.
(d) 46.

3. What does Else offer Mamah outside a cafe in Chapter 31?
(a) Drink.
(b) Chocolate cookie or cigarette.
(c) Cigarette or smelling salts.
(d) Mint.

4. In Chapter 51, what can Mamah smell in the garden after Frank leaves?
(a) Lilies.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Lilacs.
(d) Rosemary.

5. How much money did the Spaulding brothers give Frank to buy Japanese prints?
(a) $25,000.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $5,000.

6. What is Mamah's real name?
(a) Miriam.
(b) Madeline.
(c) Martha.
(d) Margaret.

7. Who comes to see Mamah about getting paid for bookcases?
(a) Robert.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Josiah.
(d) Billy.

8. In Chapter 35, how many workers are working on Frank and Mamah's Wisconsin house?
(a) 27.
(b) 22.
(c) 34.
(d) 36.

9. How many days does it take to plant the trees Frank ordered?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

10. What paper does the reporter work for who talks to Frank, Ed, and John on the train?
(a) Chicago Sun Times.
(b) Chicago Citizen.
(c) Chicago Tribune.
(d) Milwaukee Journal.

11. How close is the nearest neighbor to Taliesin?
(a) 1/4 mile.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 1 mile.
(d) 1/2 mile.

12. Who was Else married to?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A university professor.
(d) A military officer.

13. Who asks Mamah if she can publish "Hymn to Nature"?
(a) John Phillips.
(b) Pamela Davidson.
(c) David Wyatt.
(d) Margaret Anderson.

14. In Chapter 33, how many weeks does Edwin suggest that Mamah might be able to see the children in the summer?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

15. Who commissioned Wright to build Midway Gardens?
(a) Ed Waller.
(b) Peter Worthington.
(c) Martin Davidson.
(d) David Andrews.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the camp where Mamah reunites with her children?

2. Where do Tom Brunker's children live?

3. How many reporters come for the Christmas day press conference?

4. When Frank learns he has to take the local to Taliesin, what time does he think they will arrive?

5. To which paper does Frank write a letter after Mamah's death?

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